Interesting study out of the U.K. on Mobile banking adoption and usage. A few snippets:

– Smartphone users registered at just 17.5 percent in terms of those who paid bills with their devices

– yet half of all desktop users said they paid bills

– 45 percent of those surveyed had heard of a mobile wallet

– less than half of those (about 20%) expressed interest in having one

If as conventionally believed Europe and Asia lead the U.S. in adoption and use of mobile for financial services and payments, then should we expect even weaker numbers if this survey was done in the U.S.? The future has not arrived … yet, at least in terms of higher levels of adoption and higher value usage for mobile in the area of financial services and payments. Until there is significant growth in usage beyond merely checking account balances and finding a nearby ATM, the potential of mobile will continue to be hampered by lack of consumer interest or weak consumer experience and functionality, or both. . . How and when will this change?